The Sunday herald., 1887-01-30
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Inside View of utscock's Eicctiou--
Car cleveland Carry New Yopk-The
McGsyuu hoy ycott--The worls. tho
Herald. and Soc Moward-DaIy's -
Shok cspcaresn success,
lsnecinl rnrresnnnnence.i /


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Especial Correspondence
Nav YoRK, January 97, 1851.
One OF the dailies here published special to the
eject that the deadiccSih the indiana Legislature
over the election Of United states senator may vet
| be broken by union OF enough Republicans who
will revolt against caucus rtle and the Democfats
to effect the election OF a Democrat am told that
the recent deadlock between Miller and Morton, Of
| this state, was broken In favor Of Hiscook by a
| similar threat OF number OF Republicans who per-
| sonally like ex-senator Roscoe Couking, to unite
| with the Democrats to nominate Conkling. II was
apcrfectly feasible scheme, aud could have been
made TO succeed II Miller aud Morton had remained
| stubbornly In the field much longer. There are
| enough political friends and debtors ot Roscoe
Conkllng among the Republicans In the Legislature
TO have done this u the Democrats were united and
II woud have been good politics for them TO have
| done this. They could not elect one of their own
number, and to elect Conkng would be to drive
more deeply the already entered wedge which has
partly split the Republican party In this State IL
would have gone Tar toward defeating the renomi.
nation In sss of Mr. Blaine for the Presidency since
| tine argument might well he used that MIR. Blaine
could not carry New York with MIR. Conkllng In an
influential political olIcc In open hostility to him.
II is questionable whether the election OF MIR. His.
cock IL not an unavoidable menace to Mr.. Blaine, as
II brings into prominence sufficiently TO suggest his
| candidacy for the Presidency man who has united
the patty In this state without antagonizing MIR.
ConkliDg. Undoubtedly no such menace to MIR.
Blaine was intended, but II Is there nevertheless
| aud though the Republican newspapers do not COM
mcnt on this view OF Hiscock's election, you can
hear 1t talked of by politicians OF all parties Two
curious features are connected with this Conkling
| movement. The New York World, witch is Demo-
cratic II anything, was the only paper which
urged the nomination of Mr. conkl!ng, who is as
near 10 being Republican he can be to anything
Conklingite The defeat of this very nearly per.
| fected combination Is credited to ex-senator
Thomas c. Plat, the associate OF Mr.. Conkling, and
| the one whose example In resignng when Garfield
| ignored the New York Senators Conkling promptly
followed. 1t lis generally thought that Conkiing led
In that matter, but, as matter of fact, Plat was
the first to determine AMI act.
Two active and sagacious local politicians, one
| Republican, Michael Dady, the other Democratic
| Assemblyman and for nfteen years sergeant-at-
| arms OF the Democratic National Convention and
| committees, Edward Moore, of Richmond County,
| In this State, were discussing the chances of MIR.
| Cleveands nomination. MIR. Moore said Cleveland
| wouldn't have delegate from this State. MIR.
Dady said he would be nominated on the first ballot.
| "Ihen he Will be beaten by 100000 In this state,
| said Democrat Moore "By MIR. Blaine, yes,
| chimed In Dady. mentioned Col. Lamonts collec.
ton OF expressions by the papers favorable to the
| Presidents nomination. "uell nnd devilish few
here, eau tell him. said Moore; 'and two-thrds
OF the Democrats In the Legislature are against him.
| know, for canvassed them"
| Avery curious feature OF metropolitan life--in the
religious aspect, II may so call It's the boycott in
| Dr. McGlynn's parish against DIR. Donneliy, who,
after nifty others had refused, consented to succeed
the popular priest with the courage like Festus to
have opinions of his own on secular subjects. The
parshiones refuse to contribute to the church, they
VIII not attend any other confessional than DR..
| McGlynDs, and decline absolution of sins at Dr
Donneys hands or those of his assistants. Tue
church is besegcd by the parshouers, but Ia barri
caded by the new priest and defended by the city
| police The servants of Dr. McGlynn guard his
| papers IN his room In the rectory he has had to
abandon, and openly defy the new priest AMI de-
| nounce him rs "an old scoundrol.' The COMES.
| s0nal box Of DR.. McGlynn Is decorated with
| wreaths ami stars and crowns ana thorns In most
| expensive uowers and women guard 1t from what
they call desecraiion. Ever since the church was
| consecrated lamp swinging before the altar has
been Kept lighted day and night until Father
| McGlyDn was deposed. Then the sacrstan re
signed, the oil was not repenished, and the light
went out The parishioners have started fund fol
| the support OF DR.. McGlynn, who practced what he
preached In the Henry George campaign, and gave
all to the poor. But they will give nothing to sup
port the church, and the police are summoned to at
tend at the church next Sunday aud demand ten ol
fifteen cents admission. This revolt Is certainly q
singular action In a body of religious men ant
women generally supposed 10 be most savlsh II
their obelsance to any church decree.
The coal strike, too, presents some curiou.
features OF life in this vast hive of suffering human
ty. Thus far 1t has hurt only the poor who heon,
to the class responsible for the strike, aud sub
scpions for the purchase OF coal for free dstIibu
ton to the suffering have had to he resoried to
Some OF the scenes Of poverty described are mos
painful and II the famine consequent on this strk
continues much longer the suffering must grow t,
he very great. Coal practically costs from Sl5 I,
$50 n ton to those whose means compel them to bu
by the bag and even by the pail full at a time. Th
big steamship lines show some sign Of embarrass
ment, and one or two large manufactures have beei
shut down In consequence OF the famine; but prac
tically 1t Is only the strikers and the poor wht
suffer.
The richer classes affected In the city are thu
downtown bankers and the safe deposit companies
who own and which receive large amounts u
money AMI securities. Their alarm Is unfeigne
AMI unconceaed. They evidently have little fait
In the strength OF their iron boxes. was told by
man of large experience that he did not beev
there were half dozen safes In New York Cit
which could resist mob half an hour. rriyat
guards OF banks and safe deposit companies hav
been doubled and lrebled In many Instances, thong
these would he no defense against q determines
mob. Their fears may be idle, but they certainl
| exist
| Speaking of the WoiId reminds me to say that III
recent trip OF Col. John A. Cockercll, the managlD
editor, to Europe gave occasion for some bus
tongues to circulate rumor that Col. Cockerell an
his principal, Mr.. Pulitzer, had quarreled, and tina
Col. COckerell would shortly take the edltOrship
the star. lie recently returned, and mentone
the rumor to him. lie SAID mat he had gone l.
Europe on business which 1t was thought wOul
occupy him for six weeks; he had closed 1t up an
returned In i've weeks, and was back at his old des
again. ] was not surprised at this, for / had pre-
viously come to the conclusion that Mr.. Pulitze
knew he had the abest managing editor In New YOr
since Frederic lludson's day, and was not likely /
part with him under any circumstances.
Talking OF managing editors, I see tlia
| Thomas B. Conncry, formerly managing editor q
the Herdid has been appointed Secretary OF Lega
ton In Mexico. COnncry's case Ia another exanipl
OF the folly OF abandoning ones profession 10
politics. Think of giving up o responsible posiiio
In Journalism for such a post as Secretary OF Iega
ton, OF even Minister, to such dead alive countr
as Mexico, where the only thing inspiring seems Il
be Duique! Conncry IL a thin, wiry fellow, OF I'M
executive ability, AMI absolutely without any trait
that Will make him diplomat, unless IL IL that he
inclined to he Jcsuitica aud secretive. I met hi
predecessor as managing editor OF the Herdid, MI
Putnam, a few days ago. lie is a preinaturely oil
man. Almost all the men In that position on III
Herdid wore themselves out with Overwork, vexa
ton Of spirit, and nervousness. Joe Howard tell
me that on his recent visit to this country jaime
Gordon Bennett offered him the position OF mar
aging editor Of the Hcrdid for three years at
salary OF $3.50 per week for lle first year, 500 fo
the second year, and $3.50 for the third year. hut
Josephus earns, according to his cash book $685.
year, this offer was declined, particularly as How
ard was told that he would have no supervision
over the editorial page.
| alluded breny last week to The production, IN
night before the close Of my letter, OF "The Tamin
OF the Shrew" at Daly's Theatre. 1 should hay